Broadway musicals “The Lion King” and “Wicked” came within spitting distance of earning $100 million each during the 2013-14 season, which, with the final numbers now in, tallied a record $1,268,881,236 for the entire 52-week frame. That total easily topped the previous record of $1.139 billion logged in 2011-12, with 2013-14 sales inflated not only by the... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 05:28PM on May 27, 2014